Marion County sees first probable mumps case

Marion Public Health sends letters to notify parents

1:05 AM,
Apr. 16, 2014

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Marion County has a "probable case" of mumps, the first reported locally since the outbreak in central Ohio that includes 212 confirmed cases of the contagious viral illness, Gwen Janeczek, Marion Public Health nursing director said.

Of the confirmed cases, 132 have been linked to The Ohio State University, including 96 students and 13 staff members.

Janeczek said she doesn't believe the Marion County case, for which test results for confirmation have been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is connected to the OSU outbreak. ...